My oldest daughter marred a guy who's father had been a tanker under Patton in North Africa, Sicily and then again after the Normandy invasion once Patton was put back into command. He tells the story that his company was help in reserve by Patton and sent out as a reaction force if anyone begged for reinforcements. He told the story of a group of British soldiers under Patton that constantly called for backup and by the time they could get the problem was resolved. Seems the radio operator was calling without the commander knowing. They found out when the radio operator was killed and a replacement was sent in......no more calls from the Brits.
My own dad talked about a couple of guys in his company that when they were in a rest area stole stuff from the mess hall and used a radiator to make a still. Once they started making GI style moonshine they gave it to the natives in the area. My dad thought it was pretty funny. The natives were not used to booze.
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